Theft By Deception Reported

Pennsylvania State Police at the McConnellsburg substation responded to a theft by deception that occurred at 2086 Great Cove Road in Bethel Township. The victim, a 46-year- old female from Warfordsburg, told police investigators that on February 21 she applied for an advanced payday loan. The woman was reportedly instructed to send $169 for the first-month repayment via Western Union to India. She never received the loan, police concluded.